The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1887-1896, 1887-03-06
Explained His Position.
Arkansas Travclcr.l

lArkunSAs IfuNclcr.I
In the Arkansas Legislature. Member from
Sawbuck County. "Mr. Speaker, ypu see
while was sorter dozin'-fur l., hadn't slept
none the night aforc-I heard you fcllers talkin'
er about or hygiene bill. / amt ez well posted
ez mought be, and KANT, like some NV the
fellers read Their constitution with one eye shet,
but when 4 comes down terknowin' whut folks
need, wy Pm allus thar when the roll Is called.
know the condition of NV my people ez well
ez any man In the country, an / Know whut
they need an whut they don't need. know
that they need more sheep an that they could
make use NV err few more hogs; that they want
n breed NV chickens an some coon traps, but
I'll be dinged-an' l say dinged advisedly Mr.
Speaker--if they need any NV yUre hygiene
They have lived all this time without II an some
NV them have crowd putty fat, too, an It Amt
wuth while now 10 Introduce fool tricks that
they don't nothin' crbout.
Some time ergo thar come into our commil-
nifty young lady from 81. Louis an she had
on high hat full NV feathers. At fust all our
women folks laughed at her an my daughter
Nan and my wife Sue was specially tiekled.
Never mind, says |, never mind, fur you'll be
smlin' on that fool rig fore long, Mr..
Speaker, not more than a week went by until
the women folks built their Sunday hats d few
stories higher an begun To stick feathers In
them, an one day when i come from mill
never heard sich err squallin' In my life. l
drapped bag NV meal am rushed into the
smoke-housc, an wish may die dead If thar
want my daughter Fan an my wife Sue err
snatchn' the feathers outen my domincker
ROSTERS tail. MY gracious, muir says l.,
grabln' her by the caliker, 'wlilt In the name NV
common sense air yer ioin'?'
"'Git outen my way she howled an made Il
dive at the rooster that got loose frum her.
"'Mur, MUIR cried, agi'n grabin her by the
calikcr, wait err mint TIL the situation sorter
cools on
"Then my daughter Nan grabbed the rooster
an cz he was squallin' fur musey that never
come ter him, she robbed him NV his last tail
feather Man. says ], with strong solution
NV sadness In my tone, that chicken cost me or
half er bushel NV seed peas an or settin NV
guinea aigs, an now you've dun stripped him
NV his manly beauty. Whut made you do IT.,
| Nang
"Thcn my wife Sue nuttercd me- DO you
think, says She that we air gOn' ter live like
heathens with little old low hats without no
feathers on 'em? Wall III give you to under
stand, sir, that we amt gOin ter do no sich NV
| err thing an with that she made furious dive
at or old hen that had come up ter see whut was
the matter an cOtched her, an snatched out her
| tail feathers. Mr. Speaker, i wush you could
| or seed my daughter Nan an my wife Sue when
| they went ter church the next Sunday. They
had on fcatlicrcd headgcar as tall us ohurIi,
an III be blamed-I say blamed advisedly, Mr..
Spcakcr-if my bay mare didn't git skcered at
en- run away with the carryall, and smash 1t
all to pieces. This, sir, explains why ! am OPP
posed to anything new. Mr.. Secretary, when
the time comes Jest put me down ag'n that n.y.
| hy-hygiue bill, ~